Several, like Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), have already raised more money than they did during the entirety of the last election cycle.

The surge in fund-raising comes at a time when Democrats are working on major legislation for financial reform and climate change and Republicans are angling to capitalize on growing public dissatisfaction with Democrats’ leadership in Congress and the White House. The events provide a chance for lobbyists concerned with the legislation to bend the ear of relevant lawmakers.

DISCLOSE ACT COULD PUT A SQUEEZE ON ADS BY THIRD PARTY GROUPS: Under the DISCLOSE Act legislation just passed by the House, corporations, trade associations and unions that sponsor political ads would have to include a prominent “paid for by” disclaimer, The Hill reports.

Political candidates already have to do the same, but the act would require the head of the group to make a disclaimer as well as some of the group’s top funders. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is complaining that the required disclaimers would eat up half of an ad’s airtime in 30 second television spots.

Longer advertisements would mean more money is necessary to get out a campaign’s message.

LOBBYING BATTLE BETWEEN FEDEX AND UPS UNFOLDS: Shipping giants FedEx and UPS are both lobbying Congress over a provision in the House version of legislation to reauthorize the House Federal Aviation Administration that would make it easier for workers at FedEx to unionize.

The provision is absent from the Senate version of the legislation.

UPS, whose workers can unionize, says it wants a level playing field with Memphis-based FedEx, who uses its non-union workers as a selling point, Politico reports.

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